: There would also be a password system, much: like the passwords required by Hotmail and: other free Internet email services.

: A contract would need to be signed, whereby: you would agree to abide by the stated policies: of this forum, and consent to all final decisions: made by the Forum webmaster, who would have: final authority to bar any violators, including: discipline, with help of the violator's ISP : and/or InterNIC domain managers.

: On the technical side, we are seeking software: which is more robust, to avoid the duplicate: and triplicate postings which have been a : problem in the past.

: We would also like a more succinct summary: page, to avoid the long download times for: the main topic index.

: We also are hoping, with some ambition, to integrate: all existing messages into the new message database,: whatever that might be. Time and resources will: be the ultimate factors determining how elegantly: the existing messages are integrated with whatever: new software we select.

: With this lengthy introduction, I would invite: all constructive comments and suggestions here.